tsem fall 2013 class 1

TSEM 102 Laksamee Putnam

lputnam@towson.edu

Research & Instruction Librarian

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First… Laksamee Putnam

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Agenda

Video Discussion

Background reading/Internet searching

Keywords

Evaluating Resources

Wikipedia Woes and Google Gaffs

What are the pros and cons of so much information being online?

What do you do to be sure you’re finding credible resources? How do you evaluate

the information you find while researching?

Why is it important to support your argument with valid sources?

Google Analytics (2012) Google analytics in

real life – Site search.

http://youtu.be/cbtf1oyNg-8

DuckDuckGo (2012). There are no “regular

results” on Google anymore.

http://vimeo.com/duckduckgo/bubble

Web “Pre-Searching”

Why start your search online?

Find background information

Help solidify research topic

Find new terminology to use as keywords

Find links and/or citations to other sources

Through out the lesson:

Fill out this spreadsheet http://bit.ly/GFq0LB Enter your name and research topic

The Importance of Music Education in Schools

Cyberbullying: The Impact on Student Learning

Mainstreaming

Impact of Homelessness on the Education of Children

Public vs Private Education

The Drop-out Rate

Students Athletes: Are They a Privileged Group?

Obesity: The Impact on the Social, Emotional, and Academic Development of Children.

Improve Google

internet and bully

Advanced Google

searching

Duck Duck Go

body image and girls

Cook Library’s

Guide to the Web

Find some websites!

Enter your websites into the online

worksheet

Keywords are critical!

Sample topic:

Which age is childhood obesity in the

United States the highest?

First, break the question down into

concepts:

Which age is childhood obesity in the

United States the highest?

More on keywords… Expand your list to include synonyms then add to it

once you have done some background reading.

Which age is childhood obesity in the United States the highest?

childhood obesity United States

adolescent over weight USA

child* obese North America

young BMI

Search Tip #1

Boolean “search connectors”

AND OR NOT For example:

internet AND children Combining >1 topic

instruct OR teach Combining synonymous terms

Search Tip #2

Use truncation!

Educat* finds

Educate

Education

Educating

Educator

Etc…

Search Tip #3

Phrase Searching…

Use quotations to keep a keyword phrase

intact (words will be searched in the

specific order)

Examples:

“No Child Left Behind”

“school reform”

Putting it all together… Which age is childhood obesity in the United States

the highest?

childhood

child*

adolescent

young

obesity

over weight

BMI

United States

USA

North America

child* OR adolescent OR young

AND

obesity OR overweight OR BMI

AND

United States OR USA OR North America

Create keywords

Enter your keywords into the online

worksheet

Evaluate what you find

Go to one of the websites below and

analyze it

http://bit.ly/cosmicweb3

http://bit.ly/cosmicweb4

http://bit.ly/cosmicweb5

http://bit.ly/cosmicweb6

http://bit.ly/cosmicweb7

Currency

Reliability

Authority

Purpose/Point of View

Check for CRAP

Check for CRAP Currency

How recent is the information?

Can you locate a date when the resource was written/created/updated?

Based on your topic, is this current enough?

Why might the date matter for your topic?

Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library

http://www.flickr.com/photos/helloeveryone123/3937374193/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Check for CRAP Reliability

What kind of information is included in the resource?

Does the author provide citations & references for quotations & data

Where am I accessing this information?

Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library

http://www.flickr.com/photos/schnappi/5930145952/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Check for CRAP Authority

Can you determine who the author/creator is?

What are their credentials (education, affiliation, experience, etc.)?

Who is the publisher or sponsor of the work/site?

Is this publisher/sponsor reputable

Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library

http://rantchick.com/a-doctrine-on-respect/

Check for CRAP Purpose/Point of

View Is the content

primarily opinion?

Is the information balanced or biased?

What is the purpose of the information? Is it to inform, teach, sell, entertain or persuade

Guidelines for CRAP provided by the Jean and Alexander Heard Library

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/5484085301/sizes/m/in/photostream/

Analyze your Website

Enter your CRAP analysis on the online

worksheet

Thanks for listening!

Next class:

Fill out Part I on your paper worksheet

“Read” and prepare for discussion

Use your keywords to find books/articles

Questions? Feel free to contact me:

Laksamee Putnam

lputnam@towson.edu

410.704.3746.

Twitter: @CookLibraryofTU

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